'Racism has no place in Manchester': George Floyd mural in Northern Quarter defaced with graffiti for second time

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United go into the derby against Manchester City on Sunday with several injury problems. United face a tough ask against their rivals, who are on a 21-game winning streak and are 14 points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

Chris Willman Music WriterWhen Leslie Odom Jr. signed up to play Sam Cooke in “One Night in Miami,” he knew that he had a non-acting task awaiting him after shooting: director Regina King had already made it clear that whoever played the late, great soul singer was also who she wanted to co-write and perform an original end-credits theme.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de Gea has taken to social media to celebrate the birth of his first child, Yanay.De Gea and girlfriend Edurne Garcia both posted a picture on their Instagram accounts on Friday morning of the baby's hand along with a caption which read: "Yanay 4•3•21" along with a loveheart emoji. The Spanish goalkeeper, 30, missed Manchester United's goalless draw away at Crystal Palace in midweek ahead of the birth of his child on Thursday.

direct to your inbox Bolton continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.

straight to your inboxBefore Manchester City's win over Wolves this week, statisticians rated their chances of winning the Premier League title as 99.9 per cent. Fast forward two days, and City scored three late goals to edge past a stubborn Wolves side for a 21st straight win.

coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.

direct to your inboxA Coronation Street star has told how he went to help a homeless man after he was injured by a tram.Trevor Michael Georges, who plays Ed Bailey in the ITV soap, has been hailed a hero after he stayed with the man until an ambulance came. The actor, whose character arrived in Weatherfield with his family in June 2019, was shopping in Manchester when he saw the man being dragged under a tram he told followers on Twitter.

NEW YORK -- Before a late night rehearsal in December, Terrence Floyd couldn’t remember the last time he squatted on a drum throne, sticks in hand and ready to perform.Surely, he said, it had not happened since his brother, George Floyd, died at the hands of police in Minneapolis last May, sparking a global reckoning over systemic racism and police brutality.Now, Terrence is lending a talent he honed as a youngster in a church band to help produce and promote a forthcoming album of protest

The media covering the upcoming trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin’s role in the death of George Floyd will have some new competition from messengers hired by the Minneapolis government.

direct to your inbox More than 5,500 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals alone after contracting coronavirus. And tragically, this number continues to rise everyday.

direct to your inboxA 17-year-old boy is being questioned by police investigating racist graffiti scrawled on the George Floyd mural in Manchester's Northern Quarter, it's been revealed.The teenager was held by officers after a chase early on Friday morning, Greater Manchester Police said.Police were called at 5.25am to a report of criminal damage at Stevenson Square.The boy was subsequently arrested on suspicion of racially-aggravated criminal damage, GMP confirmed.He remained in custody for

direct to your inboxA councillor has slammed 'racist cowards' after the mural of George Floyd in the Northern Quarter was vandalised again.The portrait of the US security guard, who died in Minneapolis after being forcibly held down by police officers in May last year, was targeted in the early hours of Friday.Street artist Akse created the tribute in Stevenson Square in the weeks that followed his death.Councillor Jon-Connor Lyons, who represents the Piccadilly ward on Manchester city council,

Black History Month, let's take a look back at how the tragic death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, spurred a movement and significant change in Hollywood that's still continuing today.Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man living in Minnesota, died after former police officer Derek Chauvin held him down by the neck with his knee for 8 minutes and 46 seconds when he was arrested for suspicion of forgery outside a deli. Former police officers Thomas Lane and J.

Megan Thee Stallion is making sure that Coach’s Fall/Winter 2021 campaign is “so fetch.”

straight to your inboxGary Neville has likened Manchester City's performance against Arsenal to a Floyd Mayweather fight, with Pep Guardiola's side able to brush past the Gunners without hitting top gear.City sit 10 points clear of Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table after Raheem Sterling's second-minute goal secured a 1-0 win at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

direct to your inboxAn historic Northern Quarter pub has been targeted by vandals while closed in lockdown.Large sections of the distinctive green and grey tiled exterior of Gullivers on Oldham Street have been covered in graffiti.The 150-year-old pub is closed due to the pandemic.William Lees-Jones, managing director of JW Lees Brewery, tweeted: "As if pubs aren't having a tough enough time already - who would do this sort of thing?"Gullivers owner Jonny Booth said while the vandalism was

Justin Theroux's new Apple TV+ series has a premiere date! based on the best-selling novel by his uncle Paul Theroux, will debut its first two episodes Friday, April 30, the streaming service announced Friday during the Television Critics Association winter press tour. The series, which also stars Melissa George, Logan Polish and Gabriel Bateman, follows a radical idealist and brilliant inventor, Allie Fox (Justin), who uproots his family for Mexico when they suddenly find themselves on the run

Wigan toddler have described their 'sheer relief' after she beat cancer for the second time in less than two years. Ruby Rose Scotson, aged three, has been fighting in a long-term battle against leukaemia for 20 months.